On Sunday night, we had Ina Garten’s Salmon with Lentils. This is a perfect dinner for a cold, winter night. Planning for it got us thinking about what we want to give up for Lent (which starts in about three weeks) this year. Last year, we went pescatarian (that is, he only meat we ate was fish/seafood), but because of previous commitments, we allowed ourselves one cheat night per week. We toyed with the idea of going fully vegetarian, but we think that might be a bit much. Going fully vegan is also a bit over the top for us. So, we decided that we will go fully pescatarian this year, but with NO cheats. (We’ll also give up junk food and sweets–including desserts–like we did last year.)

On Friday, we are having dinner with our dear friend Lynee to celebrate our anniversary and Tony’s recent birthday. We’ll be having dinner and seeing the ballet on Saturday, also to celebrate our anniversary, so we plan on ending the week with two great dinners out.